After its leak , hours before the MWC, the Nokia Lumia 610 has now been officially confirmed by Nokia in its press event at the MWC . The phone is another addition to the Microsoft – Nokia venture of Windows Phone along with the Lumia 900.
The phone is said to run on the latest Windows Tango OS and is said to feature a 800 MHz processor and along with 256 MB of RAM and a 5 MP camera without flash. According to the source , the low grade processor doesn’t make the UI sluggish and it runs smoothly . The phone is a part of the low segment phones which will be priced around 189 Euros ( probably 12k INR ) and with a Windows Phone phone experience at such a cost , it can make the cheap Smartphones , especially the Android running ones a run for their money.
The phone is quite glossy and consist of metallic buttons and is available to choose in four different colors – white , black , cyan and magenta. The back cover is sealed so one cannot open the back case if he wants to get a peek of whats the battery and all like . The phone also features manual auto-update options in the new OS so as to minimize the background activities considering the fact that this phone is low on RAM . The phone is expected to release in the second quarter of the year . So if you want an introduction to the Windows Phone platform at an affordable price , this is the phone you are looking for.
